Day's run: 130 km
Total: 2,465 km
Start: 07:11 am
Saddle Time: 07:32
Total Climb: 506 m
Total Descent: 338 m
Average: 17.2 kph
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| Heading south west out of Alwa I enter the Sariska Tiger Reserve. Whether there are actually any tigers left has been recently called into question as no-one has seen one since 2004. Nevertheless, the scenery is pleasant, a bit like Cheddar Gorge with monkeys and peacocks. That's the start of the Aravalli Range which running north/south divides Rajasthan into the greener east and the more desert-like west. |
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| There are lots of small marble carving enterprises here. I have a small piece of this marble in the bottom of one of my panniers. |
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| All cut by hand. On the way out of Delhi I saw loads of cut corn lying soaking wet in flooded fields. Apparently, the unseasonal wet weather has damaged a lot of this years crop and there has been a blip in the number of farmers committing suicide, many of whom have taken on huge loans. |
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| I had to photograph this - I stop for a chai at a crossroads tea stall. The water used to make the tea was fished out of the yellow container - originally containing JCB transmission oil! |
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| Shouting and tooting for the last half dozen passengers to climb aboard the jeep taxi |
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| I've been feeling rough today after waking up in the night with a sore throat and a headache............so very pleased to see the entrance to Jaipur after 125 km. Day off tomorrow! Just got to find my hostel in what is a surprisingly big city. |
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